Philosophical Perspective on Religion

Philosophical Perspective on Religion
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Philosophical Perspective on Religion
Over the years, there has been a discussion regarding religion, where some individuals believe in a superpower, influencing the nature of their faith and worship. Even though most people believe in religion, there has been a great discussion regarding religion since there are a variety of religions. Each group is, therefore, trying to prove that it has the best religion compared to others. Therefore, these different beliefs have caused different people to give their perspectives and why they support their religion. Some areas that have caused varying perspectives of religion include the existence of God, the problem of evil, and theistic and nontheistic religions.
One common topic that has caused many arguments is God's existence. Some religions that support God's existence are using the cosmological argument. In this argument, they are arguing that everything that exists must have its existing cause. These individuals are, therefore, arguing that God was the one who created the universe, which the individuals are currently witnessing since the universe must have the cause of its existence. However, based on this argument, some people have been questioning it, asking if everything must have its cause of existence to exist. Who created God? Some individuals, therefore, highlight that if the creator of the universe has been exempted from requiring a creator, they highlight that, similarly, the universe did not require a creator. Therefore, this argument makes sense since if the individuals are using the argument of needing a creator to prove that God exists, they should also be able to prove who created God.
The other argument that religious people use to highlight that God, as the designer, exists is about the world's complexity. For example, these individuals highlight that all the human-made objects we see were designed to attain a certain purpose. The other argument these individuals use is that the universe is usually too complex compared to human-made objects, highlighting that a more powerful superpower created it. These individuals are, therefore, using nature mysteries and environmental intricacies to prove that God exists. Even though many individuals have believed this argument, some gaps still should be addressed. For example, even though there are still some mysteries, the world is still far away from being perfect if there was a deity who created it. This perception highlights that if the deity created it, it could be inferior.
Similar to the individuals who have used some arguments to prove the existence of God, other people have used varying approaches to disapprove of it. One common argument to disapprove of is Russell's teapot argument. In this argument, he highlighted an instance in which the teapot could be floating in an orbit around the sun, which the individuals could not detect. He highlighted that as long as the person cannot see it, the individual cannot prove or disapprove of its existence. He, therefore, highlighted that everyone making the claim should be in a position to prove that claim. Based on this claim, all ...